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Gillespie Macandrew to Sponsor First-Ever ‘Guard of Honour’ at the 2025 Howden Melrose Sevens

Gillespie Macandrew is proud to announce that our firm will sponsor the first-ever 'Guard of Honour' at the historic 2025 Howden Melrose Sevens tournament.

Easter Bunny Blues: Navigating Pet Custody

Rachael Burke explains how Pet Custody unfolds when a relationship breaks down.

ScotLand Matters Podcast: 20 Years at SLE

Robert Scott-Dempster and David Johnston join SLE's Chief Executive Sarah-Jane Laing's as she marks her 20th year at the organisation.

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17 April 2025 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew to Sponsor First-Ever ‘Guard of Honour’ at the 2025 Howden Melrose Sevens

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Sandy Telfer

Gillespie Macandrew is proud to announce that our firm will sponsor the first-ever 'Guard of Honour' at the historic 2025 Howden Melrose Sevens tournament.

15 April 2025 | Time to read: 3 mins

Easter Bunny Blues: Navigating Pet Custody

By Rachael Burke

Rachael Burke explains how Pet Custody unfolds when a relationship breaks down.

15 April 2025 | Time to read: 1 min

ScotLand Matters Podcast: 20 Years at SLE

By Robert Scott-Dempster

Robert Scott-Dempster and David Johnston join SLE's Chief Executive Sarah-Jane Laing's as she marks her 20th year at the organisation.

09 April 2025 | Time to read: 6 mins

The increasing Scope of Right to Work Checks

By Fraser Vandal

Fraser Vandal explores details of the latest changes in right to work checks in the UK.

Alan Gilfillan

Partner, Corporate

Alan is a partner in our corporate team and advises businesses, charities and individuals on a wide range of matters. Alan supports commercial clients to set up, purchase, grow and sell businesses, as well as, establishing joint ventures and advising on contracts generally.

Alan’s work in the charity sector extends to preparing governing documents, managing applications for registration of new charities, implementing reorganisation schemes for older charities and helping charity trustees through regulatory inquiries. Alan was formerly a Legal Officer with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and is accredited by The Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in charity law.

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Alan Gilfillan is pragmatic, diplomatic and good to work with. He looks for solutions and manages clients expectations well.

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23 November 2023 | Time to read: 4 mins

The relative flexibility of SCIO constitutions

By Alan Gilfillan

When looking to establish a new charity, you have various options as to how this set it up. Here we look at the key considerations when making this choice.

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